And while the city consistently ranks as one of the best places to live in the country thanks in part to a strong economy and tons of entertainment, it’s not all rainbows and sunshine in Miami. Some neighborhoods aren’t as great as others.

So the question arises, which Miami neighborhoods are the worst, and which are the best?

Today, we’ll use science and data to determine which Miami hoods need a little tender loving care – the sore thumbs of the Miami area if you will. Realistically, you can’t expect all the neighborhoods to be amazing, although Downtown ranks way above the rest.

We examined 14 of Miami’s neighborhoods to find out the worst places to live. These places don’t quite measure up to Miami’s reputation.

How we determined the worst Miami hoods

To figure out how bad a place is to live in, we only needed to know what kinds of things people like and then decide what places have the least amount of those things. We threw the following criteria into this analysis in order to get the best, most complete results possible. We used this set of criteria for each neighborhood in Miami:

High unemployment (Less jobs)

Low median income (Less pay)

Low population density (No things to do)

Low home values (No one’s willing to pay to live here)

High crime (Estimated)

Then, we ranked each neighborhood in Miami for each of these criteria from worst to best.

Next, we averaged the individual rankings for each criteria into a ‘Worst Score’.

The neighborhood with the lowest ‘Worst Score’ ranks as the worst neighborhood of Miami.

Read on below to learn more about these terrible places around Miami to live. Or skip to the end to see the list of all 14 neighborhoods ranked from worst to best.

This list is a scientific analysis based on real data and is completely unbiased. Hold on to your pants.

1. Model City

Population: 23,878Median Income: $22,945Median Home Value: $87,738

2. Overtown

Population: 9,673Median Income: $19,049Median Home Value: $85,500

3. Allapattah

Population: 48,531Median Income: $23,386Median Home Value: $113,134

4. Little Haiti

Population: 32,375Median Income: $25,699Median Home Value: $121,093

5. Wynwood

Population: 16,519Median Income: $46,652Median Home Value: $109,552

The ‘hoods around Miami that are really hoods

Well there you have it — the worst of the neighborhoods in Miami with Model City landing at the bottom of the pack.

As we mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Miami aren’t all bad. Downtown takes the cake as the best place to live in Miami.